Archive for the ‘Tutorials’ Category
Hair Accessory Tutorial Round Up
Friday, March 19, 2010 10:28 1 CommentLast night I had a moment of insanity and hacked off five inches from the bottom of my hair – and I wonder why my husband tends to hide all the sharp objects.
With my new (not so) fabulous haircut, I’ve been thinking of all the pretty things I could put into my locks to beautify [...]
Cheater’s Covered Button Tutorial
Monday, March 15, 2010 8:54 3 CommentsI love the look of covered buttons, but I don’t use them often enough to really justify buying a button covering tool. This is how I cover my buttons, it takes a little more time that the tool, but if you’re only doing them occasionally it saves you spending money on another crafting gadget.
You’ll Need:
Shank [...]
Cutlery Garden Markers Tutorial
Sunday, March 7, 2010 8:56 4 CommentsI’m not a girly girl, I don’t “squee” very often, but I have to admit I let out a sound probably usually only reserved for images of puppies and ducklings when I saw these awesome garden markers. Take a trip to the opshop and pick up some old cutlery, hammer the hell out of it [...]
Valentines Plate Tutorial
Monday, February 1, 2010 14:17 18 CommentsThis is less tutorial (it’s as simple as drawing on a plate) and more review, but I recently discovered these porcelain pens in Spotlight and I am completely in love.
You Will Need
One Porcelain pen – they’re made by “Pebeo” and I found them in my local Spotlight in the craft section with the regular ink [...]
Silhouette Art Tutorial
Friday, January 29, 2010 11:09 7 CommentsI love the classic look of silhouette profiles, and they’re a great way to keep track of how your family’s features change over time, cheap and simple to do.
You will need
Black card
Scrapbooking paper
Frames – I also picked up some acylic paint to stain them black
Sharp scissors or a craft knife
A clear picture of the profile [...]
Knock Off Wood
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:14 8 CommentsI read A LOT of craftblogs, I love the huge amount of inspiration out there on the internet and the generosity of people wanting to share their skills with the world. So yesterday when I stumbled onto Knock Off Wood after finding a link on Craft Rookie, I was gobsmacked. I sat there for a [...]
Ridiculously Easy Camera Strap Tutorial
Thursday, January 14, 2010 13:11 5 CommentsMy lovely friend Shanni showed off her new camera strap the other day and I was instantly jealous. I have no idea why it had never occured to me to cover up the big chunk of black with “EOS” written all over it, so, inspired by Shanni’s purchase, I set about giving my camera strap [...]
Make Your Own Canvas Tree Collages
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:34 4 CommentsTiffany Bird of Simply Modern Mom recently wrote about making over her master bedroom on a budget. The transformation was amazing, turning a fairly standard mismatched bedroom into a sanctuary within her home.
One of the things that stood out for me were the tree canvases above the dresser, like most artwork they’re simple but very [...]
Moo Card Magnets
Monday, January 11, 2010 14:24 No CommentsRemember the Moo Cards I used on our Christmas gift tags?
Well the season is now very much over (although I still have yet to pull our Christmas tree down!) and I’m left with about 50 cards with pictures of the family on them and “Love, Fern, Dan, Declan, Connor & #3″ written on the back. [...]
Top Craft Tutorials Of 2009
Monday, January 4, 2010 9:15 1 CommentEllen from The Long Thread has released her annual round up of her top 100 craft tutorials from the past year, and there are some amazing ideas on there. Every day I am amazed at the creativity and genorosity of people within the crafting world.
My favourites from their list:
Little Forest Quilt from The Purl Bee [...]




